how to draw a palm tree

1. draw and fill a brown trunk
2. with the green, draw a bunch of green lines in three or four bunches
3. outline the trunk with black (basically, a stack of progressively smaller “M”s)

4. roughly outline the bunches of green lines

how to draw a flamingo

1. draw and fill a pink tear drop shape
2. draw and fill a pink circle above it
3. draw a thick, curvy pink wave connecting the two
4. draw a number “4” for the legs with yellow
5. draw a beak and fill the tip with black
6. outline with black, adding wings and a dot for an eye, add yellow to fill the beak

Oh my, I just found you on flickr and didn't realize who it was [I forgot to bookmark your blog :(] Anyway I just wanted to say I saw your marshmallow fondant post and I'm happy you gave it a try! One thing that I do to cut the sweetness is add a dash of popcorn salt and lemon extract.